Online Social Anxiety therapists in California
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Social Anxiety
Dr. Claire Vines, Psy.D., Psychologist / Licensed /Psychotherapy / Psychoanalytic/
Marriage and Family Therapist, Marriage, Couples, LMFT. Psy.D. Trauma-Focused CBT
Social anxiety may include irrational fears and embarrassment and humiliation due to a lack of self confidence and lack of self worth in one's self, society and one's environment. The individual's work is in the increasing of self confidence and being less aware of the other's judgement or misjustice or evaluation of another.
21 Years Experience
In-Person in Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Online in United Kingdom, Alaska, Arizona, California,
Multiple Canadian Provinces
British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec
Social Anxiety
Alexis Hollingsworth
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Social anxiety can wreck total havoc on your social life and make you feel isolated and alone. Utilizing ACT and exposure therapy practices I can help you to overcome your social anxiety. Together we can get you to a place in your life where you are making the decisions about when you socialize, not your anxiety.
4 Years Experience
Online in California
(Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Monica M. Huston
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Social anxiety often involves fear of judgment, overthinking interactions, and difficulty feeling at ease around others. I work with individuals to understand the underlying patterns driving these experiences, rather than only trying to reduce symptoms. Therapy focuses on building confidence, increasing tolerance for discomfort, and developing a more stable sense of self in social situations.
9 Years Experience
In-Person in Irvine, CA 92618
Online in California
Social Anxiety
Laurie Moore
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, PhD, IFS, Certified Hypnotherapist, EMDR, Cyclical Pain Repatterning, Somatic, Expressive Arts
Emotional and energetic anxiety patterns are common. These can feel immobilizing and isolating. Healing is available.
27 Years Experience
Online in California
(Online Only)
Social Anxiety
DL, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, PLLC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, CCTP
Through the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other evidence based practices, clients are able to find relief through changing thought patterns and creating new associations. My approach includes helping your autonomic nervous system to return to a calm state even while experiencing triggering situations.
17 Years Experience
Online in California, Texas, Washington
(Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Anna Schick
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Social Anxiety can be a difficult obstacle for people when trying to be social and wanting to connect and create friendships and relationships. Together we will work on thoughts that prevent connection and being seen due to fear of judgments and find out the underlying issues experiences that have contributed to these feelings.
11 Years Experience
Online in California
(Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Anna Yu Lee
Life Coach, PhD, MPH, MA
I use a combination of active listening, encouragement, and exposure tactics.
4 Years Experience
In-Person in Pasadena, CA 91103
In-Person in Orange, CA 92867
Online in China, Japan, California, New Jersey, New York
Social Anxiety
Dr. Maxwell Rappoport
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Social anxiety can be quite debilitating. I help clients better understand the fears, self-consciousness, and avoidance behaviors that can make everyday interactions feel overwhelming. Through exposure-based strategies, CBT, and psychodynamic exploration of underlying beliefs and patterns, we work toward greater comfort, confidence, tolerance, and flexibility in social and interpersonal situations.
9 Years Experience
Online in California
(Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Elaine Skoulas
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT
Social anxiety often stems from deeper fears of judgment, rejection, or not being “enough.” These fears can lead to avoidance, overthinking, and intense self-monitoring in social situations. In therapy we work with both the psychological and nervous system patterns behind social anxiety, helping your body feel safer in connection so you can move through relationships with greater confidence and ease.
8 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Tanya Master | Online Somatic & Psychosomatic Consulting
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Trauma-Informed Somatic Practitioner | Integrative Coach
Social anxiety isn’t simply shyness. It often reflects deeper experiences involving safety, belonging, self-expression, and the nervous system’s response to relationships and social environments.
5 Years Experience
Online in United Kingdom, California, New York, Washington,
Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario (Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Mary Gonzalez
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
If social situations leave you feeling anxious, self-conscious, or emotionally drained, you're not alone. Social anxiety is more than shyness—it can involve an intense fear of being judged, criticized, rejected, or embarrassed. You may avoid speaking up in meetings, meeting new people, attending social events, or expressing your thoughts because you're worried about saying or doing the "wrong" thing. Over time, this fear can impact your relationships, career, confidence, and overall quality of life.
At Holding Space Therapy, we provide compassionate, evidence-based treatment to help you understand and overcome social anxiety. Together, we'll explore the thoughts, beliefs, and past experiences that contribute to your anxiety while developing practical tools to reduce fear and build confidence in social situations. Using approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, exposure-based strategies, and trauma-informed care, we'll work to identify and challenge unhelpful thought patterns, reduce self-criticism, regulate physical symptoms of anxiety, and strengthen your ability to navigate social interactions with greater ease. If past experiences such as bullying, emotional abuse, rejection, or trauma have contributed to your anxiety, EMDR may also be incorporated to help process those experiences and reduce their ongoing emotional impact.
Our goal isn't to change who you are or make you more outgoing than you want to be. Instead, therapy helps you feel more comfortable being your authentic self, communicate with greater confidence, establish healthy relationships, and participate more fully in the experiences that matter most to you. You deserve to live without constantly worrying about what others think. With the right support, you can develop lasting confidence, reduce anxiety, and create meaningful connections while staying true to yourself.
6 Years Experience
Online in California, Florida
(Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Chris 'Bucky' Bateman
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Social anxiety goes beyond shyness, it can make everyday interactions feel exhausting and isolating. We help clients understand the beliefs and patterns driving their social anxiety and develop practical tools for engaging more freely and confidently. Whether it shows up at work, in relationships, or in daily life, therapy provides a safe space to practice being more fully yourself.
21 Years Experience
In-Person in San Diego, CA 92037
Online in California
Social Anxiety
Melanie Goetz
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I hope you can take a moment to celebrate your success in reaching out to start a new relationship. In working with social anxiety, we'll consider the exceptions in your life—the times when you have connected with strangers, when you’ve entered into a new social environment, when you’ve stayed longer at a social event. We’ll bring curiosity to what made those experiences exceptional for you. We’ll then bring those differences, as well as, newly learned skills into corrective experiences in the therapy room and the least risky environments for you outside of therapy. We will likely use EMDR and somatic therapy approaches to work through the engrained difficult messages and bodily experiences of social anxiety from your past to increase your confidence in your capacity for present and future social connections.
10 Years Experience
In-Person in Carlsbad, CA 92008
Online in California
Social Anxiety
Jessica Torres Kreidt
Counselor/Therapist, LPCC, NCC, CCTP (CA: LPCC#17935)
I specialize in assisting children, teens, and adults grappling with social anxiety through a multifaceted approach. Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), exposure therapy, and group techniques, I empower individuals to confront and manage their social anxiety effectively. My work encompasses comprehensive evaluation, precise diagnosis, and tailored treatment plans for various anxiety disorders. I am committed to supporting individuals as they navigate the challenges of social anxiety, fostering confidence and social well-being.
7 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Samantha Schaefer
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, PMH-C
If being around others leaves you tense, overthinking, or drained, you’re not alone. Together, we’ll identify what drives your discomfort and build confidence and ease in social settings without forcing you to be someone you’re not.
10 Years Experience
In-Person in Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Online in California
Social Anxiety
Holly Hall, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Social anxiety can make everyday interactions feel overwhelming—whether it's speaking up in meetings, attending social gatherings, meeting new people, or even making small talk. The fear of being judged, embarrassed, or rejected can lead to avoidance that limits your personal and professional life, leaving you feeling isolated and frustrated.
I specialize in helping clients overcome social anxiety using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the most effective evidence-based treatment for this condition. Together, we'll identify the anxious thoughts that fuel your fear—beliefs like "everyone will think I'm stupid" or "I'll embarrass myself"—and learn to challenge and reframe them with more realistic, balanced thinking. My goal is to help you engage more fully in life—to pursue opportunities, build meaningful connections, and feel comfortable being yourself in social situations. Social anxiety is highly treatable, and with the right tools and support, you can experience genuine freedom and confidence.
6 Years Experience
In-Person in Long Beach, CA 90803
Online in California
Social Anxiety
David Eshleman
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT
So often shame and social anxiety are tied together. It has been said that "It is a joy to be hidden and a disaster not to be found". I find this to be very true. We all desire closeness and intimacy, however, often when we experience conditional worth, shame based parenting and other traumas early in our lives, we can naturally develop a fear of people. Social anxiety is to be afraid of being ourselves for fear of rejection or some other shame/imperfection. Learning to love ourselves, heal from the shame, and reclaim our birthright of belonging is the work.
14 Years Experience
In-Person in Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Online in California, Oregon
Social Anxiety
Amy Price, AMP Family Therapy Inc.
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
A number of people in this generation experience social anxiety. You are not alone in that. The reliance on social media, the effect of covid-era lockdowns, depression, anxiety and a general sense of low self-esteem can all be contributing factors to being in social situations that feel overwhelming. We can examine and determine the most reasonable ways to diminish or eliminate social anxiety through behavioral change, EMDR and talk therapy.
23 Years Experience
In-Person in San Marcos, CA 92078
Online in California
Social Anxiety
Higher Sights Counseling
Counselor/Therapist
We understand the depths and difficulty of social anxiety and have trained providers to help you with CBT, DBT, exposure therapy, EMDR, and more!
16 Years Experience
In-Person in Denver, CO 80227
In-Person in Lakewood, CO 80227
Online in Multiple States
California, Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, Texas
Social Anxiety
Matthew Bishop
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Doctorate in Behavioral Health Leadership
Social anxiety can make everyday interactions feel overwhelming or dangerous. In therapy, I help clients practice new ways of handling these situations, challenge anxious thoughts, and gradually build confidence in social settings.
10 Years Experience
In-Person in San Diego, CA 92102
Online in California